tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post7385676937542813198..comments2024-03-29T10:54:36.300+00:00Comments on North Stoke: Watery Essexthelmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-65171186089277182812014-03-06T08:48:56.375+00:002014-03-06T08:48:56.375+00:00Hi Em, I would love to come and visit you, but it ...Hi Em, I would love to come and visit you, but it all depends on the driver and the journey, will keep in touch anyway, you are by Chagford I think? And of course if we ever move down we should be able to day visit you and explore Dartmoor, which I think I like better that the Cornish moors...thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-44901590055694352302014-03-05T21:07:11.363+00:002014-03-05T21:07:11.363+00:00The power of water is so terrifying. So many of us...The power of water is so terrifying. So many of us have a fear of pathological drowning. I replied to your comment, in case you don't go back, saying how lovely it would be if you could stop off on your way to Cornwall sometime and come out with me to see those reeves and stone rows. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-64220746626173040512014-03-05T18:08:36.557+00:002014-03-05T18:08:36.557+00:00Well I'm not sure how the land round Thaxted h...Well I'm not sure how the land round Thaxted has fared but in this neck of the wood, in the fields water lies on the surface. They grow a lot of sugar beet round here too using heavy machinery, which I'm sure is not good for the ground.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-89061261489582946302014-03-05T15:26:27.529+00:002014-03-05T15:26:27.529+00:00The farmer and I were talking this morning, wonder...The farmer and I were talking this morning, wondering how Essex had fared in the floods. We have farming friends in Thaxted and I wrote to them earlier today to ask how they were doing - then, by coincidence, I read your blog.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com